Teens, health and technology: A national survey

Media and Communication

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 13-23

  Wartella, Ellen ^a   Rideout, Vicky ^b   Montague, Heather ^a   Beaudoin Ryan, Leanne ^a   Lauricella, Alexis ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VJR Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Digital technology; Health; Information seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016135372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21832439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17645/mac.v4i3.515     Document Type: Article

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